Ghost Fair Trade

Switzerland, April 2022
FILM, Documentary, 38 min.

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directed by
Laurence Bonvin
Written by
Laurence Bonvin, Cheikh Ndiaye
Status
In distribution

On the site of the International Centre for Foreign Trade of Senegal (CICES), the Dakar International Fair has been held annually since 1974. The film introduces us to a masterpiece of modernist architecture through this flagship event and all the other commercial, cultural and political activities that punctuate the life of the site and contrast with the calm of daily life. A narrative emerges, with invisible presences that evoke the complex history of the place, where animism, modernism, independence and post-colonial heritage are intertwined.

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World Premiere
April 2022
Original Version
French (english subtitles),  colour and b/w, DCP, 38 min.
ISAN
0000-0005-F480-0000-M-0000-0000-8
Production
Laurence Bonvin Productions
Producer
Laurence Bonvin
directed by
Laurence Bonvin
Written by
Laurence Bonvin, Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinemato­graphy
Laurence Bonvin
Editing
Orsola Valenti, Laurence Bonvin
Location Sound Mix
Cheikh Ndiaye, Ousmane Coly
Sound Design
Hugo Leitão
Re-Recording Mix
Hugo Leitão

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